Angela is hospitalized after a suicide attempt.In the hospital,she spends all of her time drawing sketches of fantastic goblins and monsters whom she calls "hellsmen." She claims that these "hellsmen" talk to her and,in fact,ordered her to make her suicide attempt.Often,she seems to be talking to invisible persons in the room and following orders from some unseen source.Her disorder is most likely ________.

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Angela's symptoms of hearing voices, delusional beliefs, and following orders from an unseen source are characteristic of schizophrenia. Dissociative identity disorder involves the presence of multiple distinct personalities, bipolar affective disorder involves cycles of mania and depression, and schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships.

Angela Is Hospitalized After a Suicide Attempt